Evercore (EVR) Competitors

Evercore (NYSE:EVR) and Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Is EVR or RJF more profitable?

Raymond James has a net margin of 14.06% compared to Evercore's net margin of 12.64%. Evercore's return on equity of 24.19% beat Raymond James' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evercore	12.64%	24.19%	12.61%
Raymond James	14.06%	19.71%	2.74%

Does the media favor EVR or RJF?

In the previous week, Raymond James had 59 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Raymond James and 3 mentions for Evercore. Raymond James' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Evercore's score of -0.10 indicating that Raymond James is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evercore	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Raymond James	28 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EVR or RJF?

Evercore has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Raymond James has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EVR or RJF?

Raymond James has higher revenue and earnings than Evercore. Raymond James is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evercore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evercore	$2.98B	2.35	$378.28M	$9.06	19.72
Raymond James	$13.15B	2.06	$2.07B	$10.25	12.90

Do analysts recommend EVR or RJF?

Evercore presently has a consensus price target of $238.43, suggesting a potential upside of 33.46%. Raymond James has a consensus price target of $160.27, suggesting a potential upside of 21.18%. Given Evercore's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Evercore is more favorable than Raymond James.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evercore	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Raymond James	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVR or RJF?

Raymond James received 219 more outperform votes than Evercore when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.33% of users gave Evercore an outperform vote while only 57.67% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evercore	Outperform Votes 537 63.33%	Underperform Votes 311 36.67%
Raymond James	Outperform Votes 756 57.67%	Underperform Votes 555 42.33%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EVR or RJF?

86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Raymond James shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Evercore shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Raymond James shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EVR or RJF a better dividend stock?

Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Evercore pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Raymond James pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Evercore has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Evercore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Evercore beats Raymond James on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.